The World Series of Poker Main Event on ESPN aired head-to-head on Sunday night against a surprisingly competitive football game between the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants on NBC. The action was in Day 6 of the tournament, when 69 players remained and the average stack was 2.7 million.

Kelly Minkin(pictured), the last woman standing in this year’s Main Event, was all-in pre-flop in a race with jacks against A-K. Minkin hit a set on the flop to retain control of the hand and doubled up. Also stacking chops was Josh asdf26 Beckley, who tripled up after his tens beat eights and queens. The money went in on a 2-8-10 flop, with Beckley’s set holding against another set and an overpair.

Neil Blumenfielddoubled courtesy of Brian Stinger885Hastings. Not as fortunate was Justin ZeeJustin Bonomo, who hit the rail after his A-10 couldn’t win a race against pocket nines. Bonomo recorded his deepest Main Event run ever and finished in 64th place.

Then there was Upeshka De Silva, who had a player on the ropes with A-9 against K-9. The board ran out 2-4-J-J-J and De Silva moved to almost three million in chips.

The camera then panned back to Beckley, who won a massive pot worth five million in chips after shoving on the river of a 10-8-8-3-J board with 10-9 for tens-up. His opponent, former November Niner Matt Jarvis, folded pocket fives and Beckley continued his strong run.

Anton Morgenstern busted a player after hitting a full house with pocket queens. Then, Jarvis delivered a knockout blow with A-K against A-2 to keep culling the field.

Beckley (pictured) continued to play big pot after big pot. Holding 6-5 on a board of 10-2-Q-K-6 and being behind the entire hand, he bet one million. Erasmus Morfe, who was out in front with A-Q, called after some contemplation to win a pot worth 4.3 million in chips. As ESPN poker commentator Norman Chad said of the hand, “Beckley has been drawing dead for over an hour.”

In the second-to-last hand of the night, on a flop of 9-2-5, Blumenfield, holding Q-10, bet 125,000 and Hastings, who had A-9, raised to 425,000. Blumenfield 3bet all-in for one million and Hastings snap-called.

Chad said of the Silicon Valley executive’s ill-timed shove, “In Silicon Valley, they call that getting your hand caught in the cookies jar.” The jokes never get old, Norman Chad. The board miraculously ran out K-J, however, giving Blumenfield a straight and another double-up from Hastings as an underdog.

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